- góshafoc
- m (-es/-hafecas) goshawk
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goshawk — noun Etymology: Middle English goshawke, from Old English gōshafoc, from gōs goose + hafoc hawk Date: before 12th century any of several long tailed hawks with short rounded wings; especially a large accipiter (Accipiter gentilis) of the northern … New Collegiate Dictionary
Goshawk — Taxobox name = Goshawk status = LC status system = iucn3.1 status ref =IUCN2006|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2004|id=49405|title=Accipiter gentilis|downloaded=11 May 2006 Database entry includes justification for why this species is of… … Wikipedia
goshawk — /gos hawk /, n. any of several powerful, short winged hawks, as Accipiter gentilis, of Europe and America, formerly much used in falconry. [bef. 1000; ME goshauk, OE goshafoc. See GOOSE, HAWK1] * * * Any of the more powerful accipiters (hawks in… … Universalium
Northern Goshawk — Adult Conservation status … Wikipedia
goshawk — O.E. goshafoc, lit. goose hawk, from gos goose (see GOOSE (Cf. goose)) + hafoc hawk (see HAWK (Cf. hawk)). Cf. O.N. gashaukr … Etymology dictionary
goshawk — [ gɒshɔ:k] noun a short winged hawk resembling a large sparrowhawk. [Accipiter gentilis and other species.] Origin OE gōshafoc, from gōs goose + hafoc hawk … English new terms dictionary
goshawk — gos•hawk [[t]ˈgɒsˌhɔk[/t]] n. orn any of several robust short winged hawks, esp. Accipiter gentilis, of North America and Eurasia • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME goshauk, OE gōshafoc. See goose, hawk I … From formal English to slang
goshawk — /ˈgɒshɔk / (say goshawk) noun any of various powerful, short winged hawks, formerly much used in falconry, widely dispersed throughout the world, as the grey goshawk, Accipiter novaehollandiae, of Australia, Indonesia and New Guinea. {Middle… …
goshawk — [gäs′hôk΄] n. [ME goshauk < OE goshafoc: see GOOSE & HAWK1] a large, swift, powerful hawk (Accipiter gentilis) with short wings and a long, rounded tail: see HAWK1 … English World dictionary
gos|hawk — «GOS HK», noun. a large, powerful, short winged hawk, formerly much used in falconry. ╂[Old English gōshafoc < gōs goose + hafoc hawk] … Useful english dictionary
